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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ;
And how with the longest day enjoy!
[Lat., read more
How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ;
And how with the longest day enjoy!
[Lat., Quam vellem longas tecum requiescere noctes,
Et tecum longos pervigilare dies.]
For Solomon, he lived at ease, and full
Of honour, wealth, high fare, aimed not beyond
Higher read more
For Solomon, he lived at ease, and full
Of honour, wealth, high fare, aimed not beyond
Higher design than to enjoy his state.
Though throned in highest bliss
Equal to God, and equally enjoying
God-like fruition.
Though throned in highest bliss
Equal to God, and equally enjoying
God-like fruition.
Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word "satiety.".
Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word "satiety.".
The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one has to do.
The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one has to do.
The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.
The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.
Philosophers are capable of almost endless enjoyment of mutual misunderstanding.
Philosophers are capable of almost endless enjoyment of mutual misunderstanding.
Sleep, riches, and health, to be truly enjoyed, must be
interrupted.
Sleep, riches, and health, to be truly enjoyed, must be
interrupted.
